Jamie Redknapp: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may have to leave Arsenal on loan

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hasn't been a first-team regular for Arsenal this season

The 23-year-old midfielder hasn’t been a first-team regular for Arsene Wenger this season, starting seven games out of 15 and playing the full 90 minutes only once all season in the league.

And pundit Redknapp reckons the England midfielder needs to quickly realise his potential - or follow Jack Wilshere out the door on loan.

“Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a good player who I love to watch but he quickly needs to realise his potential,” he wrote in his Daily Mail column.

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“At 23 he is still not a regular in the Arsenal team”

Jamie Redknapp on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

“At 23 he is still not a regular in the Arsenal team. There have been times when he has impressed this season — he has scored six goals and notched his fourth assist in the league with a superb pass for Mesut Ozil to head Arsenal in front against Stoke.

“However I still feel he is playing within himself. He looks fit and strong but despite starting seven matches in the league so far, he has completed 90 minutes once.

“I want him to succeed but he must produce regularly and nail down his place or, like Jack Wilshere, he may have to look elsewhere.

“As with Ross Barkley at Everton, I feel he is at a bit of a crossroads. They are both too good not to be playing regularly.”

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Jack Wilshere has thrived at Bournemouth this season

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Arsene Wenger has many midfielders to choose from this season

Arsenal have a deep selection of midfielders this year with Oxlade-Chamberlain, Granit Xhaka, Francis Coquelin, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Iwobi, Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil and Mohamed Elneny all competing for places in the starting XI.

Instead of being a bit-part player, Wilshere opted for a season-long loan move to Bournemouth and has flourished at the Vitality Stadium.

And unless he sees his playing time improve, Oxlade-Chamberlain could consider a similar move.